TIWC 2023 Programme
Please click here for the TIWC 2023 provisional programme. Please note that this is subject to change, further updates will be available in due course.
TIWC 2023 Keynote Speakers
HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Princess Royal opening the first Sustainability in UK Textiles conference in London on May 2022
We are extremely proud to announce that HRH The Princess Royal will attend the 92nd Textile Institute World Conference on the 6th of July, 2023, on ‘Sustainability of the Textile and Fashion Supply Chain – Transitioning to Zero Carbon and Zero Waste’ in her role as President of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT). HRH has a keen interest in sustainable manufacturing and has visited countless textile manufacturers over the years. The conference will include a panel discussion on the roadmap to Net-Zero chaired by Professor Parik Goswami. The panel members will be Mr Adam Mansell (CEO UKFT), Alan Williams (CEO Camira Fabrics), Richard Davies (Innovation, Technical, and Design Director, A W HAINSWORTH & SONS LTD), and Kate Goldsworthy (Chair of Circular Design & Innovation, University of the Arts London).
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Dr Abhijit Majumdar
IIT Delhi IndiaView details
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Adam Mansell
UKFT UKView details
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Andrew Martin
Sustainable Apparel Coalition UKView details
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Kate Goldsworthy
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London UKView details
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Katie Greenyer
Pentland Brands UKView details
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Joachim Sedelmeier
Paul Smith UKView details
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Sean Tindale
Polygiene UKView details
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Prof Stephen Russell
University of Leeds UKView details
Sustainability and Circularity in the Global Textile and Fashion Supply Chain: Challenges and Opportunities
Dr Abhijit Majumdar is currently holding the position of R. Jaikumar Chair Professor for Operations Management in Textile and Fibre Engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (IIT Delhi). He gradualted from Calcutta University in 1995 with Gold medal in Textile Technology. He also holds M.Tech and MBA degrees from IIT Delhi. He acquired Ph.D in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has 24 years of experience in academia and 2 years of experience in industry. He has authored two textbooks and edited three books. He has published 150 research papers in refereed journals which have received around 5000 citations. He has also guided 15 PhD scholars. He is an area editor of Operations Management Research, and Associate Editor of OPSEARCH published by Springer. He represents the editorial boards of Journal of The Textile Institure, Fibers and Polymers, Journal of Engineered Fibres and Fabrics, Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain etc. He is the recipient of Best Industry Relevant Masters Project Supervision Award, IIT Delhi (2019); Gandhain Young Technology Innovation (GYTI) Award (2016 and 2021); Teaching Excellence Award of IIT Delhi (2015) and Outstanding Young Faculty Fellowship, IIT Delhi (2009-2014).
Sustainability in Action – Collaborating for the Future
Adam Mansell CEO of UKFT (UK Fashion and Textile Association), the trade association for fashion and textile companies in the United Kingdom, bringing knowledge, leadership and opportunity across our members and the industry. He has spearheaded the organisation’s endeavours to advance the growth and prosperity of the UK’s fashion and textile sector. With over 25 years closely with the industry, Adam is widely respected for his strategic vision for the industry’s future and dedication to promoting sustainability and ethical practices in fashion and textiles. He has been instrumental in launching several initiatives aimed at helping UK fashion and textile businesses, including the Let’s Make It Here campaign, which promotes UK manufacturing, UKFT Futures, which promotes careers in the industry and securing UKFT’s role as the government’s Sector Skills Body for fashion and textiles vocational education.
Vigilance and influence: The role of academia in transforming industry
As Executive Vice President of the SAC, Andrew is responsible for delivering strategic and operational leadership for the organization. While continuing to oversee the Membership, Stakeholder Engagement, Collective Action, and Public Affairs teams, as second-in-command at the SAC he is responsible for driving strategic growth of the organization to ensure it can scale impact and deliver value to members.
He has a degree in philosophy and theology from King’s College London, an MBA with distinction from the University of Exeter, where he was awarded ‘Dissertation most likely to change global thinking,’ and a postgraduate qualification in team coaching, from UWE, Bristol. His extensive career spans more than 20 years in global textile manufacturing, working for a multi-national corporation, and then his own consultancy. The last 15 years has seen him focus on Sustainability, CSR, Responsible Business, and Ethical Sourcing & Procurement most recently in the education and non-profit sectors.
A highlight of his work and interest has been the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, and its philosophy of Gross National Happiness (GNH), an alternative progressive values-based model for measuring and guiding economic, societal, and personal well-being, which he supported for 18months as a Director for the GNH Centre.
Circular and Sustainable by Design: transdisciplinary approaches to innovation in the fashion and textiles sector
Kate is Professor of Circular Design and Innovation, University of the Arts London (UAL) and Director of the newly established UAL Innovation Lab at TWI, Cambridge. Kate’s research focus over the past decade has been in the alignment of material and environmental sciences with circular design principles for a positive fashion and textiles industry.
Her approach is based on the early alignment of design +STEM disciplines to work on complex system issues and new methodologies. Better use of data, stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinarity are essential to address the scale of the challenges the industry is facing. However, the global fashion and textiles industry is complex and there are few established methods for such integration at scale and pace.
This talk will present previous and ongoing research that integrates the particular characteristics of fashion and textile design, material and environmental sciences. Examples demonstrate new transdisciplinary approaches to R&D with UK-based SMEs focussed on circular and sustainable technology innovation where creativity is central to progress.
In their shoes.. Katie Greenyer, Pentland Brands in Conversation with Joachim Sedelmeier, Head of Design, Shoes, Paul Smith
Katie Greenyer is a creative mind, business leader and producer of innovative design.
Obsessed with brilliantly designed products, colour, print, fresh thinking & people.
She is a conduit for creativity. Fascinated with storytelling, nostalgia, culture & environments, unique experiences, Airedale terriers, fitness, family, friends and fun.
A multidisciplinary Creative Director with an astute understanding of brand and commerciality that allows her to execute the best creative solution’s whilst also respecting budgets, margins, and timelines.
She believes passionately in the value of design education and is an ambassador for creative opportunity and new design talent. Katie is past World President of the Textile Institute, a Cordwainer liveryman with freedom of the City of London, She is the host on the Cordwainers Podcast series “In Their Shoes” that launched in 2021, and is a Judge for the The Gucci Artsthread Global Design Awards.
After graduating in 1989 with a BA in Fine Art Printed Textiles at Liverpool School of Art, Katie went on to produce work for some of the most formative names in fashion, from luxury brands (Vivienne Westwood, Benny Ong, Paul Costello and Christian Lacroix) to high street (Next, Jigsaw, Dr Martens and French Connection).
Katie’s first steps in design were with Red or Dead; the cult fashion footwear brand acquired by The Pentland Group in 1996. Now, as Creative Talent & Network Director at Pentland Brands, she works across the global portfolio to generate products & campaigns for some of the world’s best-loved sports, fashion, and outdoor brands (Speedo, Canterbury, Berghaus, Ellesse, Kickers, Mitre, KangaROOs and Lacoste to name a few). Her role has seen her deliver award-winning workplace environments, winning the British Council of offices awards & delivering on unique immersive consumer experiences that inspire performance, creativity, and collaboration in locations from London to Hong Kong.
Katie’s unique flair for identifying exceptional talent coupled with an ability to foster and develop new careers has allowed her to make her mark on the creative industry. As a trustee of the Saturday Club and an Honorary Fellow of Plymouth University, Katie uses her enduring relationships with educators and institutions across the nation to support young people with the ambition to achieve a career in design.
In their shoes.. Katie Greenyer, Pentland Brands in Conversation with Joachim Sedelmeier, Head of Design, Shoes, Paul Smith
Joachim is a forward thinking, design professional who’s passionate about footwear. Business development expert with over two decades of creative and commercial experience in the footwear sector—expertise gained from a practical shoemaking background and creation of design solutions for established and emerging fashion labels including Coach, Calvin Klein, Oliver Sweeney, Red Or Dead, Mr.Hare and Paul Smith.
SUSTAINABILITY, CIRCULARITY OR SENSIBILITY – How do we navigate the minefield of sustainability and circularity recommendations and rather promote sensible, easy to use solutions that we can prove have an impact on changing consumables into durables
Sean is currently the CMO of Polygiene and brings with him an extensive background in Brand and Marketing, including some well-known, global retail brands such as ECCO and VERO MODA. Before moving to Denmark at the end of 2012, Sean founded and led a Brand and Creative Agency in South Africa for nine years, working with some renowned international FMCG brands and some of Africa’s Leading FMCG and consumer goods businesses. Sean now lives in the far South-West corner of Denmark with his wife and three children, where they enjoy the nature of the Danish West Coast, and the community living benefits of a small town. Sean is committed to helping craft a more mindful approach to living by turning consumables into durables through a sensible and accessible approach.
